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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="o1403.htm">Changes</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> and </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1" style="font-style: italic;"><a href="o1478.htm">Defects</a></span><span class="f_BodyText"> are structured comments that can be used in managing change in a project. A </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Defect</span><span class="f_BodyText"> element (also known as an</span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;"> Issue</span><span class="f_BodyText"> element) corresponds to a failure to match the requirements for the current system. A </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Change</span><span class="f_BodyText"> element corresponds to a change in requirements for the current system.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Using Structured Comments</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can track changes and defects (issues) in an Enterprise Architect model. Change and Defect elements can be created in UML diagrams and connected using Realization, Dependency, Aggregation and other relationships to show what model element each affects and how each is resolved. You can edit the element <a href="o1405.htm">properties</a>, and <a href="o1480.htm">assign people</a> (as </span><span class="f_BodyText" style="font-style: italic;">Actor</span><span class="f_BodyText"> elements) to changes and defects.</span></p>




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